SoMa Part 1: From Warehouses to Loft Living
Once a gritty industrial zone, SoMa has reinvented itself time and again—from shipyards and printing presses to punk shows, loft living, and tech startups. Today, its blend of history, art, and innovation makes South of Market one of San Francisco’s most fascinating neighborhoods.
Flashback Friday: The Relic Returns
Welcome back to Flashback Friday—a series where I share some of my favorite weird, wonderful, and occasionally hidden stories from San Francisco’s past. And this time, it’s personal! 💛
It’s been a while since I’ve posted — February, to be exact. Spring swept me up in the best way: helping clients buy, sell, pivot, and build new chapters. I didn’t mean to go quiet. But then, while digging through a box at my mom’s house, I found this — my very first business card from Zephyr Real Estate, circa 2006. Two decades…
Flashback Friday: Streetcars, Surf, and Carville’s Hidden Secrets
Welcome back to Flashback Friday - a series where I share some of my favorite weird, wonderful, and occasionally hidden, stories from San Francisco’s past. If there’s one person who loves San Francisco history more than I do (and trust me, that’s hard to beat), it’s Woody LaBounty. This guy lives and breathes SF’s past—and his storytelling skills are second to none. One of my absolute favorite topics he’s tackled is the story of Carville-by-the-Sea, a delightfully quirky neighborhood in the Outer Sunset that was literally made of repurposed streetcars.